Another week, another story about Windows breaking something—though lately, a surprisingly common thread of that being on purpose has emerged. Up next on the chopping block is legacy V3 and V4 printer drivers. The notice for this deprecation was technically announced in September 2023, but the updates are starting to roll out as of January

Overclockers are arguably known for their lack of restraint, but the latest RTX 5090 experiment feels like a particularly vivid illustration of that point: BIOS files from MSI's absurdly overbuilt RTX 5090 Lightning Z—a card that technically exists, costs around $5,200, and is limited to roughly 1,300 units worldwide—have made their way onto

You're here for our Super Bowl TV picks, but do you want to know my favorite Super Bowl pick of all time? It's when Malcolm Butler intercepted a goalline pass in Super Bowl XLIX to secure the victory for the New England Patriots. Now more than a decade later, the Seahawks are getting a rematch, and you can catch the big game on a new TV. The

Ayaneo is expanding its growing range of PC gaming handhelds by opening up preorder availability of its Konkr Kit, a premium handheld console with a 7-inch OLED display sporting a 1920x1080 resolution and fast 144Hz refresh rate, powered by a choice between AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 (Gorgon Point) or Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 (Strix Point) processor.

On Google Pixel 10 devices, Android Quick Share functionality is compatible with Apple's range of AirDrop-enabled devices, including iPhones and Macs. Just months after Quick Share gained that ability, Google is set to spread Android Quick Share-to-AirDrop compatibility across other Android devices, no longer limiting the feature to Google

The Intel Arc A380 is a meager GPU by modern measures. It has just 8 Xe-cores, giving it a smaller GPU than the Core Ultra X9 388H's integrated part. It's based on the original Alchemist architecture, which is considerably less capable than the second-generation Battlemage designs that we're so fond of. And yet, with a little tweaking, this

Arc Raiders, one of the breakout hits of 2025, has managed to keep the momentum going with a steady stream of content drops and updates that have kept its player base engaged. However, the development team at Embark Studios stumbled with its Expeditions feature, which has drawn criticism from players. The developers hope to address these issues

Fractal Design just debuted a successor to its hit series of Fractal Design North cases, the North Series Momentum Edition. Fractal Design North Momentum PC cases offer a similar internal layout to the originals, but with overhauled cooling and aesthetics. The wooden slats up front are now composed blackened oak to blend better with the rest

Apple's second-generation AirTag tracker has gone under the knife in multiple teardown videos, giving us a clear view of the redesigned internal structure compared to the first-generation tracker. In case you missed the launch announcement, Apple announced several key changes, including an expanded Bluetooth range, a louder built-in speaker,

Remember the famous meteorite NWA 7034, a.k.a Black Beauty found in Northwest Africa? Researchers using neutron scanning technology have discovered a hidden reservoir of ancient water locked inside the Martian rock and in higher concentration than expected. The study, led by Estrid Buhl Naver and her team at the Technical University of

We're a little over a month into 2026 and one thing is already abundantly clear—it's going to be a tough year PC gaming upgrades. Hot on the heels of a rumored delay to Intel's not-yet-announced Core G3 and G3 Extreme Panther Lake CPUs for handhelds and Valve's Steam Machine potentially getting a price adjustment before pricing is even announced,

The vast majority of PC gaming handhelds run on AMD hardware, though Intel hasn't ignored the market completely. Notably, MSI injected Intel's Meteor Lake and Lunar Lake silicon into its Claw handhelds, and now with Panther Lake roaring to life, Intel is specifically targeting the form factor with part of its latest-generation lineup. However,

Microsoft hasn't had an easy time with Windows 11 updates as of late, but in an unexpected move, the company just offered a very thoughtful, uncontroversial addition to Windows 11—the popular Sysmon (System Monitor) utility, which launched over ten years ago. While users will be required to enable it manually (either through Settings -> System

Budget conscious Google Pixel fans typically wait for the A-series phones, which often pack high-end internals into a more affordable package. Months after releasing its latest iteration of mobile devices, the excellent Pixel 10 series, the company has officially unveiled the Pixel 10a and is offering some extra perks for those who sign up

The hype for Grand Theft Auto VI continues unabated, as publisher Take-Two Interactive shares that GTA 6 is still on track for a November release. As monumental as this game's release is likely to be, however, it still can’t escape the discourse of AI in game development. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, CEO Strauss Zelnick spoke about

Geekom GeekBook X14 Pro: Starting At $1049 ($1249 As Tested) The Geekom GeekBook X14 Pro is highly portable, has a great OLED screen, and ample memory and storage, but its previous-gen processor hampers performance and battery life. Thin, Light, And Portable Crisp 2.8K OLED display Magnesium Alloy Unibody Construction Ample Memory And Storage...

Overclocking used to be easy, man. Just move a jumper, fiddle with a DIP switch; did it boot? Hallelujah! Things haven't been that simple in a long time, but they've gotten even more complicated with the introduction of chiplet processors, and especially on Intel's tiled CPUs. Intel wants to make it clear to enthusiasts that the game has changed,

As terrifying proof of how much artificial intelligence can compress the cyberattack lifecycle, researchers have documented a real-world AWS cloud intrusion that went from a simple credential leak to full administrative control in under 10 minutes. The incident, observed by the Sysdig Threat Research Team, began when a threat actor discovered

Canon has expanded its hybrid optics lineup with the debut of the RF 14 mm f/1.4L VCM, an ultra-wide prime that sets a new benchmark as the company's brightest UW lens to date, which should theoretically put it right up there for high-end astrophotography and cinematic video. One of the most obvious leaps from the f/2.8L II USM EF-mount

Can you ever have a TV that is too big? That's a debate for spouses to settle, and if you find yourself winning the argument that, no, there's no such thing as too big, then do yourself a solid and check out the super-sized TV deal that will put the notion to the test. You know what's not super-sized, though? The current asking price. Hisense's

We are now finding out that Jupiter is not be as big as once thought. New evidence from the Juno orbiter suggests that textbooks need to be revised as the giant is actually a little more squashed (by about 15 miles) at the poles and slightly slimmer (by roughly 5 miles) at the equator. In a study published this week in Nature Astronomy,

Qualcomm is coming off its best financial quarter to date, with Q1 earnings hitting a record $12.25 billion in revenue, a 5% year-over-year gain, resulting in a profit of more than $3 billion. The biggest driver in Qualcomm beating out expectations for a record quarter is demand for flagship and other premium smartphones running on its Snapdragon

Reports are coming in fast and furious of Valve delaying its Steam Machine launch as well as other upcoming hardware, but is that really the case? It really just depends on how you interpret Valve's latest update shared in a blog post on Steam. In it, the company acknowledged that circumstances have changed since announcing the Steam Machine,

Western Digital is introducing a couple of new technologies, dubbed "High Bandwidth Drive" and "Dual Pivot", that will significantly boost the performance of hard drives. According to Western Digital, the company expects up to a 4x combined total boost to sequential I/O, but even higher increases are possible further out into the future. High